Fastening means for shoes.



J J. RUNDUS.

FASTENING MEANS FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.30. 1914.

1,257,026. Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

.; if an JOHN J'. RUNDUS, OF MUNDEN, KANSAS.

FASTENING MEANS FOR SHOES.

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Application filed December 30, 1914. Serial No. 879,736.

To all whom it may concern: J

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. RUNnUs, citizen ofthe United States, residing at Munden, in the county of Republic and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Means for Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same; 7

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in fastening means for shoes and has for its primary object to provide an improved shoe and fastening means which will be of such form that the shoe may be securely fastened with the fastening means out of view.

The invention has for another object to provide a form of fastening means carried by overlapping portions of the shoe at the front thereof and adapted for interlocking engagement with one another, whereby strain upon the fastening members by move ment of the foot of the wearer tending to separate the overlapped portions of the shoe, will tighten the fastening means.

lhe invention has for a still further object to provide an improved and novel form of interlocking fastening members which may be fastened to the opposite faces of the overlapped portion of the shoe, the interlocking fastening members being of such form that accidental disengagement thereof will be impossible, while the shoe is upon the wearer. v

Theinvention has for a still further ob ject to generally improve and simplify the construction and operation of fastening means of the above stated character and increase the etliciency thereof without materiallv increasing the cost of the same.

Vith these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds. the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention. reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings. in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe constructed in accordance with my invention and provided with my improved fastening means,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section on the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the hooks in inverted position, and r Fig. 1 is a similar view of one of the hook receiving members.

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates in general a shoe having overlapping inner and outer closure flaps 2 and 3 respectively extending down the counter of the shoe. 7 7

Secured to the outer face of the inner closure flap 2 adjacent the edge thereof and extending transversely of said closure flap 2, are the hook receiving members which include plates 6 of substantially rectangular form secured in position by the pointed securing members 7 projecting from the opposite corners thereof and extended through the inner closure flap 2 and bent against the same, as shown at 8.

Each plate 6 ha a central opening 9 in its main portion adjacent one end, while the remainder of the main portion of said plate 6 is offset upwardly, as shown at 10, to receive the tongue 11 of the opposite hook 12 which is secured by suitable pointed corner securing members 13 to the under face of the reinforcing and protecting strip 14 secured to the under face of the outer closure flap 3, the body of the hook 12 and the tongue. 11 thereof being positioned parallel and connected at one end by a curved connecting portion 15 of the material from which the hook is formed and both the body of the hook 12 and the tongue 11 being of substantially rectangular form in general outline and positioned transversely of the closure flaps 2 and 3. It will also be understood that the tongue 11 is spaced a suitable distance from the main or body portion of the hook '12 and has a transverse struck in rib 16 adjacent its free end, for engagement with the inner end of the portion 10 of the hook receiving member, opposite the opening 9 when the hook 12 is engaged with the receiving member to fasten the outer flap 3 over the inner flap 2.

The reinforcing and protecting strip 14 is secured to the outer flap 3 in any suitable and well known manner and in order to provide a smooth free longitudinal edge for the flap 3 and present a -n'eat and finished appearance to the shoe, and at the same time I hide the hooks and hook receiving members,

the strip 14, as shown at 18, by any suitable securing means, such as a row of stitching.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the-,ends' of the pointed securing members 13, being bent backbetweenthe strip ltand outer flap 3,

as shown at 19, will not injure said outerflaPB.

Wh le I ave shown and dnma the preferred embodiment of my invention, it.

will be understood that-minorehang'es in the details of eons'truction, combination; and

V arrangement-ofparts may be made ithout lspw t g r m he sp r andscopeof; the

'- rinyention as olai-mdror' sacrificing any of Copies ot tli'is patent inay b'ehobtained for the advantages thereof.

fastener comprising a frame hav- A: shoe yieldto permit the flrenjioved;.g a 7 H i I r. In testimony whereof l-gatfixjmy signature 1 five 'cents caeh, by 7 Washington, D. G.

ing anopen end, means adapted to secure the frame to one flap ofi th'e shoe upper, said flap providing a yielding closure for one side of the frame,-a strapofi'set from and secured to the other side of the frame, said strapbeing' shorter than the frame and located near the open end thereof, a plate, an attaching" means adapted to secure the plate tothe other flap of'the shoe upper, atongueconnected at one end to one end and overlying the plate, said tongue being longer than the f strap and adapted to be inserted between on-the tongue near its free end for engagethe;stra'p and saidfc1osure, and a'rib formed 7 ment with the adjacent edge- 0f the strap to:.

prevent the accidental Withdrawal of the tongue, and said closure 'beingradapted to tongneto be applied and in presence of two witnesses. p.

JOHN JJRUN DUS.

ivit nesse s P ILIP RUNDUs,

' "LIA-HIE RUNnUs'.

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